Spindle

[claude50]

Hi all,

I recently went to replace my hub assemblies because my tire was wobbling and I noticed these grooves that were burned in by a lose grease seal I’m guessing, had to remove it with a bearing puller.
The new pre greased hubs went on but I’m
Worried to drive it, good spindle in the left pic, bad right, what do you all think?
I pull a boat on this Bear Witt Rockwell Axel, 2000 lb straight shaft no flange.

 

[dingbat]

The marks will not be detrimental to performance
I would say the bearing retaining washer was flopping around from loose nut, bad bearing or a combination of the two.

Run it…..

 

[claude50]

The marks will not be detrimental to performance
I would say the bearing retaining washer was flopping around from loose nut, bad bearing or a combination of the two.

Run it…..

We are talking about the two lines close to the threads in the right pic, just be clear, they look like they are designed, they aren’t, lol

 

[claude50]

Here’s full pic of the other ( good ) spindle

 

[dwco5051]

Here’s full pic of the other ( good ) spindle

Maybe it is just the lighting or the color rendition of my computer screen but that axle appears to have been subject to high heat in the area of the inner bearing.

 

[claude50]

Maybe it is just the lighting or the color rendition of my computer screen but that axle appears to have been subject to high heat in the area of the inner bearing.

I think you are correct, I didn’t see anything wrong with that hub assembly, the grease was still bright sticky, the wheel wasn’t lose, etc but good observation, here’s another pic of the good spindle

 

[dwco5051]

I think you are correct, I didn’t see anything wrong with that hub assembly, the grease was still bright sticky, the wheel wasn’t lose, etc but good observation, here’s another pic of the good spindle

That's a better view. Probably from when the spindle was welded to the axle tube.

 

[claude50]

That's a better view. Probably from when the spindle was welded to the axle tube.

What do you think about the bad spindle lines? Safe to run it?

 

[dwco5051]

If it was mine I would slide the bearing to where it normally would be and see if the fit is ok without any wiggle. If so I would run it.

 

[Horigan]

The surface you need to be concerned about is where the grease seal rides. If that's smooth, and the bearings not rattle around per above, you're good to go.

 

[claude50]

The surface you need to be concerned about is where the grease seal rides. If that's smooth, and the bearings not rattle around per above, you're good to go.

Thank you

 

[claude50]

Drove her about 10 miles today going 60MPH, Hubs didn’t get hot and I didn’t see any leaks, thanks for all the help.